Thread: MORNING SPRINTER part 2,dont do this.

that hurt just reading it...keep us all informed as to how insurance works out...$500 excess would be cheap to get it all replaced.

Bugger

I had a Sako with a bent barrel.
Shot one load very well but I wanted to dual load it like my other one and it just would not shoot the other load .
I thought I would recrown it and if that didn't help cut a couple of inches off, once clocked in at each end it was like a bananna.
Taking it out and looking down the bore it was a slight oval light picture not perfectly round, noticeable but not bad enough that I noticed before putting it in the lathe.

It did shoot one load very well tho but I cut it into 3 with a grinder and got a new barrel chambered and fitted.

Looking down barrel im sure its got a slight oval shape,but need good eyes expert to look and test.Dont what the bloody thing back firing on me.

That sucks big time, never leave it behind, good luck with the fix up.

Its the scope that hurt.grrrrr

Tika written off officially.

Keep the bolt though, people are always loosing/looking for one.

After cocking rifle,pull trigger and dry fire as normal,bolt very hard to lift back up and open.Gunsmith reckn rear end of bolt got a micro bend in it.Bolt use to be very slick in opening and closing.I use to be able to put 5 rds thru tika very quick following roos on the run.Now struggle to get one thru lifting the bolt after firing.Breach,bolt area had a lot of pressure on it,micro twist and buckle(like 3 ton of nissen patrol crawlling along in low gear),Didnt even feel any resistance in the truck,muzzel end got a bend in it.Suppresser rooted.
Bugger it,rifle use to be a deadly shooter.On a good day1/4moa at 400yds wasnt a problem.Now i gota start all over again with another rifle.
Hopefully i can let you guys know the name of a good insurance company soon.